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May 10, 2021 1 hr 4 min

Episode 44: Dr Robert Stretch

from Frazis Capital Podcast Hosted by Michael Frazis

Dr. Robert Stretch is a specialist in Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine. After graduating from Yale School of Medicine in 2014, he completed subspecialty training at BIDMC, a Harvard teaching hospital in Boston, and UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Timestamps 0:05 – Introducing Robert Stretch 0:25 – Robert’s journey studying medicine in the US 3:40 – Findings when working on the MIMIC (Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care) database at MIT University 9:31 – Robert’s move into sleep apnoea 12:23 – What is sleep apnoea? 16:47 – What are the main risk factors for developing sleep apnoea? 17:26 – What is the current standard of care for sleep apnoea? 18:26 – Working in US ICU’s remotely from Sydney 23:11 – The need for remote ICU doctors 26:00 – Robert’s experience treating Covid patients in ICU 31:58 – Why are older people more vulnerable to Covid-19? 33:19 – Assessment of the Australian government’s Covid-19 support and vaccine distribution 40:30 – Outlook on Australian biotech companies 46:52 – What is RNAi technology? 52:40 – Pricing of vaccines and antibiotics globally 59:04 – Link between Alzheimer’s and Gingivitis

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